The blaze broke out about 9:20 a.m. on Thursday at the couple’s home on the 1800 block of Brentwood Road, an Oakland fire dispatcher said.

No one was injured in the fire.

Quan lives in the area and passed by the fire as she was being driven to work, her spokesman Sean Maher said. She asked her driver to pull over and made sure the couple who were standing outside their home was safe, and helped move them back to a safe distance from the house.

The woman’s husband was also outside of the home and he moved a car from the garage as the fire burned, Quan said.

Quan and her neighbors also helped move vehicles away from the narrow street to make room for fire trucks.

Shortly after firefighters arrived and saw heavy smoke coming from the home’s attic and second floor, a fire dispatcher said. The blaze was under control about 9:50 a.m.

Quan said she was grateful no one was injured and thanked firefighters for their quick response.

Quan also asked that residents, particularly in the hills, be sure to clear their properties of any dangerous vegetation overgrowth and take care not to block narrow streets when they park, as that can slow fire engines’ response time.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report. Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.

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